Admittedly pedantic question!
Oct 28th, 2005, 08:34 AM
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"Debark" sounds like something I'd like to give my dog when she sees squirrels in the yard, or when she sees people walking in front of the house. She goes ballistic and has to alert us of these urgent situations.
Oct 28th, 2005, 08:48 AM
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Because the more syllables a word has the better it sounds and the more important people think it is.
perfect examples: use of the word "paradigm" instead of the word "idea"
use of the word "relocate" instead of the word "move"
perfect examples: use of the word "paradigm" instead of the word "idea"
use of the word "relocate" instead of the word "move"
Oct 28th, 2005, 08:49 AM
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Well ed, it's pretty simple. Embark is a stand alone kind of word - it's not the word bark with the prefix em- attached to it. Em- isn't even a prefix in this case, so it's impossible to replace it with dis- and be correct.
It would be like saying "Why don't we replace emaciated with disaciated if we're talking about somebody who's heavy, as oppsed to extremely thin"?
Debark does sound like a lot more fun though.
It would be like saying "Why don't we replace emaciated with disaciated if we're talking about somebody who's heavy, as oppsed to extremely thin"?
Debark does sound like a lot more fun though.
Oct 28th, 2005, 08:57 AM
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Voyager --
oh I love that 'more syllables' thing! Two of my faves are methodology instead of method (a favourite of academics) and fabrication instead of fabric (they use this one on home decorating shows all the time when they're talking about upholstery).
And I very much enjoy this board on the topic of travelization.
oh I love that 'more syllables' thing! Two of my faves are methodology instead of method (a favourite of academics) and fabrication instead of fabric (they use this one on home decorating shows all the time when they're talking about upholstery).
And I very much enjoy this board on the topic of travelization.
Oct 28th, 2005, 09:05 AM
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Travelization--I like that word and I will start using it in everyday speech. It reminds me of my favorite Bushism, "misunderestimated." I think Bush agrees with Voyager that more syllables sound better. 
Oct 28th, 2005, 09:30 AM
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Weasel, Ooops.... the tree I'm refering to has already been cut! But I live in Oregon, where we literally have more than we know what to do with, and take care of them pretty well.
Faina, I like "offbark"! Sorry to have missed you.
Faina, I like "offbark"! Sorry to have missed you.
